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Rebels storm Pro-Assad Syrian TV channel

BEIRUT - Gunmen stormed a pro-government Syrian TV channel headquarters on Wednesday, bombing buildings and shooting dead three employees, state media said, in one of the boldest attacks yet on a symbol of the authoritarian state. | Video

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Obama, UAE prince talk Iran, Syria, oil: White House

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama discussed conditions in Iran and Syria as well as global energy prices with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan on Wednesday, the White House said.

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Rwanda regrets U.N. decision to publish Congo report

KINSHASA - Rwanda said on Wednesday that it was 'deeply regrettable' that the UN Security Council has decided to publish a document alleging Rwanda was backing armed groups in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congo 3:16pm EDT

Mexican Pena Nieto has big lead for Sunday's election

MEXICO CITY - Mexican presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto goes into Sunday's election with a wide lead over his rivals, opinion polls showed on Wednesday, putting him on track to return to power the party that ruled for much of the last century.

Mexico, Mexico Election 3:57pm EDT

Argentina's Moyano ups the ante with truck strike

BUENOS AIRES - Thousands of striking Argentine truckers rallied outside the presidential palace on Wednesday to demand tax cuts in the biggest protest against President Cristina Fernandez's rule since a 2008 farm revolt.

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U.S. bars business with four in Hezbollah laundering link

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday banned Americans from doing business with three Lebanese-Venezuelans and a Lebanese man it accused of helping to launder drug money to the benefit of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group.

Venezuela 5:05pm EDT
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Wall Street gains on data, rising oil prices

NEW YORK - Stocks rose on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected economic data helped lift energy stocks, overshadowing concerns a European Union summit will not yield tangible progress in easing the debt crisis. | Video